Digable Planets - Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat) (1992)

Digable Planets were a jazz hip-hop trio based in New York City, composed of Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler (from Seattle), Mary Ann "Ladybug Mecca" Vieira (from Silver Spring) and Craig "Doodlebug" Irving (from Philadelphia).
They released their debut single Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat) is a 1992 song by jazz rap trio Digable Planets which was released as the first single from their brilliant debut album, Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space).
The song peaked at No.15 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the week of March 6, 1993, becoming the group's only top 40 single. During that time, the song also topped the Hot Rap Singles chart at No.1; shortly after, the single was certified gold by the RIAA on March 16, 1993 for sales of 500,000 copies. The song won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 36th Grammy Awards.
The song was also sampled by E-40 on the song Yay Area from his 2006 album My Ghetto Report Card.
They released their follow-up album, Blowout Comb in 1994, but shortly after this release the trio parted ways, citing creative differences, though they've re-united to perform shows in more recent years. The track was reissued in 2005 to coincide with the album Beyond the Spectrum: The Creamy Spy Chronicles, mixing previously released material with remixes and B-sides.
Butterfly is now one half of the experimental hip-hop duo Shabazz Palaces and A&R for their record label Sub Pop Records. Doodlebug is now known as Cee Knowledge and tours with a band called Cee Knowledge & the Cosmic Funk Orchestra that released two albums in limited edition on FarmHouse Records. Ladybug, now known as Lady Mecca, has also embarked on a solo career, releasing an album Trip The Light Fantastic in 2005. She also performs as DJ Lady Mecca on the club circuit.

- FVS